Because she took her whoredom so lightly, she polluted the land, committing adultery with stone and tree.
Ezekiel 16:17 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional You also took your beautiful jewels of my gold and my silver that I had given you, and made for yourself male images, and with them played the whore; Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Thou hast also taken thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and madest to thyself images of men, and didst commit whoredom with them, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You did also take your fair jewels and beautiful vessels of My gold and My silver which I had given you and made for yourself images of men, and you played the harlot with them; American Standard Version (1901) Thou didst also take thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and madest for thee images of men, and didst play the harlot with them; Common English Bible You took the beautiful gold and silver jewelry that I had given to you, and you made male images for yourself and prostituted yourself with them. Catholic Public Domain Version And you took your beautiful items, made of my gold and my silver, which I gave to you, and you made for yourself images of men, and you fornicated with them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And thou tookest thy beautiful vessels, of my gold and my silver which I gave thee, and thou madest thee images of men and hast committed fornication with them. |
Because she took her whoredom so lightly, she polluted the land, committing adultery with stone and tree.
I adorned you with ornaments: I put bracelets on your arms, a chain on your neck,
a ring on your nose, earrings in your ears, and a beautiful crown upon your head.
You were adorned with gold and silver, while your clothing was of fine linen, rich fabric, and embroidered cloth. You had choice flour and honey and oil for food. You grew exceedingly beautiful, fit to be a queen.
You took some of your garments, and made for yourself colorful shrines, and on them played the whore; nothing like this has ever been or ever shall be.
and you took your embroidered garments to cover them, and set my oil and my incense before them.
Israel is a luxuriant vine that yields its fruit. The more his fruit increased the more altars he built; as his country improved, he improved his pillars.
I will punish her for the festival days of the Baals, when she offered incense to them and decked herself with her ring and jewelry, and went after her lovers, and forgot me, says the Lord.